The Celebrity Apprentice, 9-10 PM on NBC: Each team must create and perform an original Medieval Times show for a live audience. One team’s Project Manager struggles with an insubordinate team member, and a serious injury on the other team threatens to derail the show. (But really, can this compete with the Oscars?)

Thursday, February 23

American Idol, 8-10 PM on FOX: In “Final Judgment, Part 2,” the judges reveal the remaining semifinalists.

Parks and Recreation, 8:30-9 PM on NBC: Leslie (Amy Poehler) throws a birthday party for Jerry (Jim O’Heir), and Tom (Aziz Ansari) is flabbergasted when he finds out Ann (Rashida Jones) doesn’t share his taste in music in “Sweet Sixteen.”

Grey’s Anatomy, 9-10 PM on ABC: As Adele’s (Loretta Devine) condition continues to deteriorate in “If Only You Were Lonely,” Richard (James Pickens Jr.) considers changing their living situation. Meanwhile, an explosion at a local coffee shop results in a busy day in the ER, and Callie (Sara Ramirez) helps Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) study for her boards.

Wednesday, February 22

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Photo: Gloria and Claire on Modern Family Season 8, Episode 16

American Idol, 8-10 PM on FOX: In “Final Judgment, Part 1,” the contestants bring it and sing it in one final performance opportunity to win over the judges, who then reveal the first group of semifinalists.

Happy Endings, 9:30-10 PM on ABC: Some people wait for the groundhog to signal the end of winter. Instead, the friends wait for Brad (Damon Wayans Jr.) and Jane's (Eliza Coupe) annual "spring smackdown," their yearly blowout of a domestic squabble, to let them know when winter will end — and Max (Adam Pally) will come out of hibernation — in “The Butterfly Effect Effect.”

20/20: Before They Were Famous, 10-11 PM on ABC: In this special edition, 20/20 looks back at the early careers of the 2012 Oscar nominees.

Top Chef: Texas, 10-11:00 PM on Bravo: In “Fire and Ice,” Asian Masters lend a hand in a tag-team-style Quickfire, and for the main challenge the final three chefs must create a dish and cocktail that fuse the concepts of fire and ice, a culinary testament to their journey from blazing Texas heat to blistering Vancouver cold.

New Girl, 9-9:30 PM on FOX: In “Bully,” Jess (Zooey Deschanel) deals with a bully in her classroom, Nick (Jake Johnson) begins to worry when Julia (Lizzy Caplan) gives him a cactus, and Schmidt’s (Max Greenfield) new love interest insists on keeping their relationship a secret.]

The Lying Game, 9-10 PM on ABC Family: In “Not Guilty As Charged,” the FBI catches Ethan (Blair Redford) and brings him back to Phoenix to face murder charges. Emma (Alexandra Chando) hunts for evidence to help prove his innocence. [WATCH THE PREVIEW]

Gossip Girl, 9-10 PM on The CW: Dan (Penn Badgley) is honored to learn that Upright Citizen’s Brigade is performing excerpts from his book, Inside. Blair (Leighton Meester) tries to prove Serena’s (Blake Lively) suspicions wrong in order to save their friendship, and on her way out of town Ivy (Kaylee DeFer) ends up on a collision course with the van der Woodsens in “Cross Rhodes.” [WATCH THE PREVIEW]

PREMIERE! Bethenny Ever After, 9-10 PM on Bravo: Season 3 opens with a party celebrating the release of one of Bethenny’s new cocktails in “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems.”

Smash, 10-11 PM on NBC: In “Enter Mr. DiMaggio,” the search begins for a Joe DiMaggio to play opposite Marilyn — but everyone’s first choice, Michael (guest star Will Chase), has a secret. Karen (Katharine McPhee) returns to Iowa for a baby shower, and Eileen (Anjelica Huston) begins rounding up investors. However, her ex-husband Jerry (guest star Michael Cristofer) may have poisoned the well.

Castle, 10-11 PM on ABC: In “Linchpin,” the second episode of a thrilling two-part Castle event, Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) race to stop a series of events that could plunge the United States into war. [WATCH THE PREVIEW]